易如拾芥 — “As easy as picking up mustard seeds”
易如拾芥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “as easy as picking up mustard seeds”. Describes something that is extremely easy to do or accomplish, requiring minimal effort. Literally, “As easy as picking up mustard seeds”.
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易如拾芥 Pronunciation and Pinyin
易如拾芥 Character Breakdown
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对于经验丰富的他来说，完成这项任务简直是易如拾芥。
For someone as experienced as him, completing this task is simply a piece of cake.
Idioms Related to 易如拾芥
Synonyms of 易如拾芥
More idioms starting with 易
- yì易yú于fǎn反shǒu手extremely easy, like turning one's hand
- yì易yú于fǎn反zhǎng掌as easy as turning over one's hand
- yì易yú于shí拾yí遗extremely easy to do
- yì易sú俗yí移fēng风change customs and transform society
- yì易kǒu口yǐ以shí食exchange children for food
- yì易tóng同fǎn反zhǎng掌easy as turning over one's hand
- yì易dì地zé则jiē皆rán然In the same situation, all would be the same
- yì易dì地jiē皆rán然same under different circumstances
- yì易dì地ér而chǔ处put oneself in another's shoes
- yì易rú如pò破zhú竹as easy as splitting bamboo
- yì易rú如fān翻zhǎng掌easy as turning over one's palm
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What does 易如拾芥 mean?
易如拾芥 (yì rú shí jiè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “as easy as picking up mustard seeds”.
How do you pronounce 易如拾芥?
易如拾芥 is pronounced yì rú shí jiè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 易如拾芥 literally mean?
Literally, 易如拾芥 means “as easy as picking up mustard seeds”. It is used to mean “as easy as picking up mustard seeds”.
What is the Chinese definition of 易如拾芥?
容易得如同拾芥子一样。比喻事情极容易办成。